A frozen cake fixing device
By designing a fixing device suitable for frozen cakes, and using a combination of trays, positioning posts, and locking pins, the problem of fixing frozen cakes during transportation was solved, achieving the stability and safety of the cakes and improving the user and eating experience.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- JIANGSU MUYULIN FOOD CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-08-18
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-12
AI Technical Summary
Existing cake securing devices cannot effectively hold frozen cakes in place, leading to easy displacement, deformation, or damage during freezing, transportation, and delivery, and posing safety hazards.
A frozen cake fixing device was designed, including a tray, a positioning post, and a locking pin. The positioning post is inserted into the frozen cake and fixed to the tray, and the locking pin is used to secure it, ensuring that it will not loosen during transportation. The positioning post has a limited length to avoid damage to the cake and safety hazards.
It effectively prevents frozen cakes from shifting and deforming during transportation, ensuring the integrity and safety of the cakes, while not affecting their appearance and taste, thus improving the convenience of use and the eating experience.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of auxiliary devices in the process of cake making, transportation and delivery, and specifically to a frozen cake fixing device. Background Technology
[0002] In the development of the cake industry, frozen cakes have gradually gained an important position in the market due to their advantages such as ease of storage, ability to be prepared in advance, and capacity to meet large-scale supply demands. However, frozen cakes face inherent challenges in every stage of the process, from freezing after production to transportation and delivery to customers.
[0003] Most existing cake securing devices are designed for refrigerated cakes. Refrigerated cakes have a relatively softer texture, and their physical properties differ significantly from frozen cakes. Frozen cakes harden considerably when frozen, and existing securing devices are ill-suited to this characteristic, making it difficult to provide stable and effective fixation in a frozen environment. During freezing, transportation, and delivery, frozen cakes are prone to displacement and collisions due to unstable securing, leading to deformation, surface damage, and even internal structural damage. This severely affects the cake's quality and appearance, reducing consumer purchasing desire and eating experience.
[0004] Currently, there are two main methods for securing cakes. One is to place a regular tray under the cake. This method only provides basic support and cannot effectively prevent the cake from shaking or moving during transportation, resulting in poor fixation. The other method is to use a positioning core inside the cake. For example, existing patent 201920207803.2 discloses a cake box with a positioning mechanism, which has a long positioning core in the middle. While this long positioning core can fix the cake to some extent, it has many drawbacks. First, the long positioning core severely compromises the cake's integrity, leaving obvious holes when inserted, affecting the cake's appearance and taste. Second, the long positioning core poses a significant safety hazard. At birthday parties and other occasions, people often playfully push the birthday person's head into the cake. In such cases, the long positioning core could cause punctures, cuts, or other injuries, especially when the cake is frozen and hard, making the risk even higher.
[0005] Therefore, developing a fixing device specifically designed for frozen cakes that can effectively secure the cake and ensure its integrity at each stage, while minimizing damage to the cake itself and reducing safety hazards, has significant practical implications and broad market prospects. Utility Model Content
[0006] In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings in the prior art, the present invention provides a frozen cake fixing device to solve the problem that the existing cake fixing devices are not suitable for frozen cakes.
[0007] To achieve the aforementioned objectives, the technical solution adopted by this utility model is as follows:
[0008] A frozen cake fixing device is provided, comprising a tray, at least one positioning post and at least one locking pin; the top end of the positioning post is inserted into the tray and located at the top of the upper end face of the tray, the bottom end of the positioning post is located at the bottom of the lower end face of the tray and is provided with a pin hole thereon, and a locking pin is provided in the pin hole.
[0009] The basic principle of a frozen cake fixing device is as follows: When making a frozen cake, the prepared cake batter is poured into a cake mold, and then a tray is inverted on top of the cake mold, ensuring a tight fit between the tray and the mold. After the cake has initially formed in the mold, the tip of a positioning pin is inserted into the top of the tray's upper surface, allowing the pin to penetrate the tray and into the partially formed frozen cake. As the cake gradually hardens during freezing, the positioning pin is firmly fixed inside the frozen cake, thus achieving the initial connection between the frozen cake and the tray.
[0010] After the frozen cake has completely frozen and hardened, remove it from the mold along with the tray. Then, insert the locking pin into the pin hole at the bottom of the positioning post to secure it tightly to the tray. This way, even during cold chain transportation, the positioning post will not loosen or fall off, effectively preventing the frozen cake from moving or shaking during transport and ensuring its integrity and quality.
[0011] Furthermore, the length of the positioning post is 10mm~20mm. The design of the short positioning post reduces damage to the cake body and avoids the safety hazards that may be caused by the long positioning core. In occasions such as birthday parties, even if someone puts their head into the cake, no injury will be caused by the positioning post, thus improving the safety of use.
[0012] Furthermore, the upper surface of the tray is a smooth surface.
[0013] Furthermore, the positioning post is vertically positioned, the axis of the pin hole is perpendicular to the axis of the positioning post, and the locking pin is fitted with the pin hole. This fit allows the positioning post to be vertically fixed on the tray.
[0014] Furthermore, because the bottom of the positioning post protrudes from the bottom of the tray, the tray cannot be laid flat, which is not conducive to placement. The frozen cake fixing device also includes a hollow base, the lower end of the tray is placed on the upper end of the hollow base, the top of the positioning post passes through the hollow base and the tray and is inserted into the cake body, and the bottom of the positioning post and the locking pin thereon are located inside the hollow base; the bottom of the hollow base is horizontally set.
[0015] With this design, even if the bottom of the positioning column protrudes from the bottom of the tray, the entire device can still be placed stably with the help of the hollow base, solving the problem that the tray cannot be placed flat due to the positioning column, which is not conducive to placement.
[0016] Furthermore, the cross-section of the pin hole is a long rectangular hole structure, and the corners inside the pin hole are all rounded. The locking pin includes a locking rod and an end block. The cross-section of the locking rod is rectangular, and the corners of the outer contour of the locking rod are all rounded. The side of the locking rod in the width direction transitions with the inner wall of the pin hole in the width direction, and the height of the locking rod is less than the height of the pin hole. The end block is fixedly connected to one end of the locking pin, and the height of the end block is the same as the height of the locking rod. The above configuration makes it easy to insert the locking pin into the pin hole, which facilitates assembly. At the same time, the position of the locking pin in the pin hole can be adjusted so that after the locking pin and the pin hole are assembled, the upper end face of the locking rod is in close contact with the lower end face of the hollow base, which locks the vertical position of the positioning post and prevents the tray and the hollow base from shifting in the vertical direction, effectively preventing the frozen cake from shifting and being damaged during delivery.
[0017] Compared with existing cake fixing devices, the advantages of this utility model are as follows:
[0018] 1. The frozen cake fixing device in this utility model is specifically designed for frozen cakes. It can adapt to the freezing, transportation and delivery process of frozen cakes, effectively fix frozen cakes, prevent them from shifting, deforming or being damaged, and ensure the quality of frozen cakes.
[0019] 2. The frozen cake fixing device in this utility model, by limiting the length of the positioning post to 10mm~20mm, greatly reduces the damage to the cake's integrity caused by the positioning post being inserted into the cake, without affecting the cake's appearance and taste, thus improving the cake's quality and consumer satisfaction. The short positioning post design avoids the safety hazards that may be caused by a long positioning core. In occasions such as birthday parties, even if someone puts their head into the cake, it will not cause injury due to the positioning post, improving the safety of use.
[0020] 3. The frozen cake fixing device in this utility model has a hollow base at the bottom of the tray, so that the bottom of the positioning column is located inside the hollow base, which ensures that the bottom of the whole device is level, making it easy to place and improving the convenience of use.
[0021] 4. The frozen cake fixing device of this utility model can easily separate the tray, hollow base and positioning post after the frozen cake is thawed, so that there are no foreign objects when eating the frozen cake, which improves the consumer's eating experience. Attached Figure Description
[0022] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a frozen cake fixing device.
[0023] Figure 2 This is a partial cross-sectional view of a frozen cake fixing device.
[0024] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of a frozen cake placed on a tray.
[0025] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure for the locking pin and the positioning pin to work together.
[0026] The components include: 1. Frozen cake; 2. Positioning post; 3. Locking pin; 301. Locking rod; 302. End block; 4. Pin hole; 5. Hollowed-out base; 6. Tray. Detailed Implementation
[0027] The specific embodiments of this utility model are described below to enable those skilled in the art to understand this utility model. However, it should be understood that this utility model is not limited to the scope of the specific embodiments. For those skilled in the art, as long as various changes are within the spirit and scope of this utility model as defined and determined by the appended claims, these changes are obvious. All utility model creations utilizing the concept of this utility model are within the scope of protection.
[0028] refer to Figures 1-4 A frozen cake fixing device is provided, comprising a tray 6, at least one positioning post 2, and at least one locking pin 3; the top end of the positioning post 2 is inserted into the tray 6 and located at the top of the upper surface of the tray 6, and the bottom end of the positioning post 2 is located at the bottom of the lower surface of the tray 6 and has a pin hole 4 thereon, in which a locking pin 3 is disposed. In actual use of the frozen cake fixing device, multiple positioning posts 2 can be selected by changing the size of the frozen cake 1 being fixed, and each positioning post 2 is matched with a locking pin 3. Figure 1 As shown, Figure 1 There are 3 positioning posts 2 in the middle, and the 3 positioning posts 2 are arranged in an equilateral triangle shape.
[0029] Specifically, the length of the positioning post 2 is 10mm~20mm. The design of the short positioning post 2 reduces damage to the cake body and avoids the safety hazards that may be caused by the long positioning core. In occasions such as birthday parties, even if someone puts their head into the cake, no injury will be caused by the positioning post 2, thus improving the safety of use. The upper surface of the tray 6 is a smooth surface.
[0030] The positioning post 2 is vertically arranged, and the axis of the pin hole 4 is perpendicular to the axis of the positioning post 2. The locking pin 3 is transitionally fitted with the pin hole 4. This fit is used to vertically fix the positioning post 2 on the tray 6.
[0031] Because the bottom of the positioning post 2 protrudes from the bottom of the tray 6, the tray 6 cannot be placed flat, which is not conducive to placement. The frozen cake fixing device also includes a hollow base 5, the lower end of the tray 6 is placed on the upper end of the hollow base 5, the top of the positioning post 2 passes through the hollow base 5 and the tray 6 and is inserted into the cake body, the bottom of the positioning post 2 and the locking pin 3 on it are located inside the hollow base 5; the bottom of the hollow base 5 is set horizontally.
[0032] With this design, even if the bottom of the positioning column 2 protrudes from the bottom of the tray 6, the entire device can still be placed stably with the help of the hollow base 5, which solves the problem that the tray 6 cannot be placed flat due to the positioning column 2, which is not conducive to placement.
[0033] Preferably, but not limited to, the cross-section of the pin hole 4 is a rectangular hole structure, and the corners of the pin hole 4 are all rounded; the locking pin 3 includes a locking rod 301 and an end block 302. The cross-section of the locking rod 301 is rectangular, and the corners of the outer contour of the locking rod 301 are all rounded. The side of the locking rod 301 in the width direction transitions with the inner wall of the pin hole 4 in the width direction. The height of the locking rod 301 is less than the height of the pin hole 4; the end block 302 is fixedly connected to one end of the locking pin 3, and the height of the end block 302 is the same as the height of the locking rod 301. The above-mentioned design makes it easy to insert the locking pin 3 into the pin hole 4, which facilitates assembly. At the same time, the position of the locking pin 3 in the pin hole 4 can be adjusted so that after the locking pin 3 and the pin hole 4 are assembled, the upper end face of the locking rod 301 is in close contact with the lower end face of the hollow base 5, which locks the vertical position of the positioning post 2 and prevents the tray 6 and the hollow base 5 from shifting in the vertical direction. This effectively prevents the frozen cake 1 from shifting and being damaged during delivery.
[0034] The specific method of using the frozen cake fixing device is as follows: When making frozen cake 1, pour the prepared cake batter into the cake mold, then invert the tray 6 on top of the cake mold, ensuring a tight fit between the tray 6 and the cake mold. After the cake has initially formed in the mold, insert the top of the positioning pin 2 into the top of the upper surface of the tray 6, and then into the initially formed frozen cake 1. As the cake gradually hardens during the freezing process, the positioning pin 2 will be firmly fixed inside the frozen cake 1, thus achieving the initial connection between the frozen cake 1 and the tray 6.
[0035] After the frozen cake 1 has completely frozen and hardened, remove the frozen cake 1 along with its tray 6 from the mold. Then, place the tray 6 on the upper surface of the hollow base 5, ensuring the bottom end of the positioning pin 2 is inside the hollow base 5. Next, insert the locking pin 3 into the pin hole 4 at the bottom of the positioning pin 2. Through the transitional fit between the pin hole 4 and the locking pin 3, the positioning pin 2 is tightly fixed to the tray 6 and the hollow base 5. In this way, even if bumps or vibrations occur during cold chain transportation, the positioning pin 2 will not loosen or fall off, effectively preventing the frozen cake 1 from moving or shaking during transportation, thus ensuring the integrity and quality of the frozen cake 1.
[0036] After frozen cake 1 is delivered to the customer, the customer places it in a suitable environment to thaw. Once thawed, the force between the positioning post 2 and the frozen cake 1 decreases. At this point, the customer can easily separate the tray 6 from the perforated base 5, and the positioning post 2 will also separate from the frozen cake 1. Thus, when eating frozen cake 1, there will be no foreign objects such as the positioning post 2 inside the cake, avoiding potential safety hazards caused by the positioning post 2 and improving the consumer's eating experience.
[0037] In summary, the frozen cake fixing device of this utility model is specifically designed for frozen cake 1, and can adapt to the freezing, transportation and delivery process of frozen cake 1. It can effectively fix frozen cake 1, prevent it from shifting, deforming or being damaged, and ensure the quality of frozen cake 1. It can effectively solve the problems existing in the existing cake fixing devices, and has broad market application prospects and significant economic and social benefits.
Claims
1. A frozen cake fixing device, characterized in that, It includes a tray, at least one positioning post, and at least one locking pin; the top end of the positioning post is inserted into the tray and located at the top of the upper end face of the tray, the bottom end of the positioning post is located at the bottom of the lower end face of the tray and is provided with a pin hole thereon, and a locking pin is provided in the pin hole.
2. The frozen cake fixing device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The length of the positioning post is 10mm~20mm.
3. The frozen cake fixing device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The upper surface of the tray is smooth.
4. The frozen cake fixing device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The positioning post is vertically arranged, the axis of the pin hole is perpendicular to the axis of the positioning post, and the locking pin is transitionally fitted with the pin hole.
5. The frozen cake fixing device according to claim 4, characterized in that, It also includes a hollow base, with the lower end of the tray placed on the upper end of the hollow base. The top of the positioning post passes through the hollow base and the tray and is inserted into the cake body. The bottom of the positioning post and the locking pin thereon are located inside the hollow base. The bottom of the hollow base is horizontally positioned.
6. The frozen cake fixing device according to claim 5, characterized in that, The cross-section of the pin hole is a long rectangular hole structure, and the corners inside the pin hole are all rounded. The locking pin includes a locking rod and an end block. The cross-section of the locking rod is rectangular, and the corners of the outer contour of the locking rod are all rounded. The side of the locking rod in the width direction transitions with the inner wall of the pin hole in the width direction. The height of the locking rod is less than the height of the pin hole. The end block is fixedly connected to one end of the locking pin, and the height of the end block is the same as the height of the locking rod.